The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2444-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-28949 The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5331-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5331-2 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tcpdump

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:27:55.571Z

Reserved: 2020-01-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-8037

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-04T18:15:20.843

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:16.200

Link: CVE-2020-8037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-04-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8037 - Bugzilla

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